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    Ohio Wildlife Center

    3.5 (13 reviews)

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    Raccoon
    Gretchen T.

    The Wildlife's "Second Sunday" event is phenomenal. You can walk around and see a bunch of animal ambassadors and talk to various volunteers. I absolutely love opossums, so the highlight of the visit for me was getting to meet Ruth, their Opossum Ambassador. The volunteer who was watching over Ruth happily answered all the audience questions (which there were a lot of), and Ruth was beautiful to look at!! We also got to see some raccoons who were playing with each other and in the water. They had a turtle and snake out, and there were many different types of birds including a bald eagle and hawks. They also had a release of various birds that were ready to go back into their natural habitat after being treated at the Wildlife Center for various conditions. I believe this event is mostly aimed towards children, but I had a total blast. It's also completely free; although, you should really consider donating. The Wildlife Center truly does amazing work.

    Them telling me they killed a racoon for space and lied to me when I submitted him .
    Ki M.

    Do not bring your animals here theu will lie to you in the phone saying they will let you know upon arrive if they have space or not and if they don't they will have you take it back till take it somewhere else but what they do is take them and euthanize them. I asked the lady on the phone if I would be just taking him to a death sentence if he has diarrhea and her and the girls who took him both assured me if they have space they will take him and try their best to save him and if they don't have room they won't take him so i submitted this sweet baby to them with full trust and they euthanized him for space so they took him knowing they don't have space and murdered him. Instead of telling me to find a place with space and enough commitment to try and save him. So they lied. And they will continue to lie. And I come to find out this is not the first time they have done this to many other people ! Just look at the image to see their reasons when I asked how he died after their 1 sentence emails saying he did not survive. You know when you say something don't survive it makes you think they tried and he lost the hard fight but you can see it's the animal didn't survive THEM. In my opinion this is terrible and poor ethics if you don't have room don't take them and have a list of other local resources that do. I would give this zero stars and a warning alert if I could

    Wetland
    Marissa C.

    We had the opportunity to tour the Ohio Wildlife Center, and it was really neat to learn more about their animals and the work they do. They've been rescuing and rehabilitating animals since 1984. Their Cook Road facility is the education center and is home to a lot of animal ambassadors that cannot be released to the wild, either as a result of an injury or illness that they sustained, animal regulations, or think they are people and cannot function in the wild. It was so neat to see so many different animals, including raptors, birds, raccoons, turtles, snakes, opossums, foxes, and more. The grounds are really pretty too, featuring forest, ponds, and wetlands. The staff was very friendly and good with kids and animals. As others have mentioned, the parking lot is off of Dublin Road, and it's a nice large gravel lot.

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    Lara K.

    Our family loves animal encounters and we've been known to drive for hours to find a good one. Little did I know that right here in Powell (entrance on Dublin Rd, not Cook) is one of the best! Ohio Wildlife Center offers family-friendly open house events on the second Sunday of each month. For $5 per person (kids under 5 are free), you can get up close to Ohio wildlife and learn all about them. No touching of the animals, except for petting the snake if you choose - but you are able to get quite close to most others. Part of the open house is indoors in their barn, where wildlife animal ambassadors are on display with volunteers to tell you all about them. Then, a guided group tour embarks on a walk around the center grounds where you get to meet more animals, including adorable raccoons, a shy coyote and fox, and multiple raptor birds who were just incredible. Shout out to Burton, the majestic Bald Eagle, who taught us that every formidable Bald Eagle screech you've ever heard in a movie was false - rather than a screech, they actually peep like babies and sound quite adorable! We'll definitely be back for another Second Sunday event in the spring. Central Ohio and our wildlife neighbors are lucky to have this wonderful organization.

    Tanna K.

    We held my 6 year olds birthday party here and it was a wonderful party. The host was amazing with all the kids, make the party flow and was incredibly knowledgeable. It was the best party we've ever had and worth every penny. The party started with host showing the kids three different animals and teaching them about each one. We then did an enrichment activity for the foxes. We celebrated the birthday boy with cookies and snacks and finally did a tour of the center. I had so many families complement the party and express how much their kids learned while attending. Not only did the kids enjoy learning but i have not doubt all us adults also learned a thing or two. We look forward to supporting the Ohio Wildlife Center in the upcoming years.

    Hello ! I hope this message finds you well. Yesterday night i found a baby raccoon I found it after you guys had closed so I kept it for the night. So tonight after my mom got off work we took the baby raccoon (cheeto) to your facility. When we got there we were greeted with a not so nice worker of yours who gave us a box to put Cheeto in and then we started talking to her and what she was going to do with it and this is what she said "We don't take raccoons but we will take it and test it for rabies which means euthanizing it" and he was a completely healthy baby coon.(I will attach a picture of the sweet boy himself. He was playful had good bathroom breaks incredibly kind cute and was very hungry all the time. in my backyard playing in the grass. He was super sweet and showed no signs of being sick (as far as I could tell i'm not a vet)all i'm asking is that that girl would learn to have decency and not just say they were going to kill animals.

    doreen w.

    There's nothing better than seeing animals in rehab, beats reality VH1 shows anyday. The Ohio Wildlife Center is roughly a 40 minute drive from Columubs in Powell. They are closed to the public during winter but open to the public Tues-Sun during Spring and Summer. Admission is a whopping $5.00. What do you get for this price? A good look into the resilience of urban wildlife. Most of the animals here suffered some sort of mishap in Columbus. My favorite is a raccoon called Arrow. This little guy made the center his home after the rehab clinic recieved a call about him stumbling through suburbia with arrows stuck in him. You can still see the effects from the way this animal moves, that is if he is able to come out during your visit. Don't get me wrong the OWC is not all sad stories. It is also a delightfully peaceful little nature preserve. Parking is ample and you are led through a forested path and over a nice wetland area, past a few outdoor cages, which look more like condos...i've lived in smaller apts myself..to a little visitor center. The center has the typical shop with books, calendars, and toys but also features some snakes and turtles. Exit from the visitor center and head opposite the main entrance passed another nicely managed wetland and turn left to see the main event. The center keeps a coyote that also has a varied past. Ask a guide and they will tell you all about it or any animal for that matter. They also like to invite visitors to participate in feeding times. My favorite naturalist there is Mike because he is so passionate about sharing the stories of each and every animal from squirrel to fox. It will cost you a little in gas but you get a lot for 5 bucks and your soul when you spend a day at the OWC!

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